transmission

[ trans-mish-uhn, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /
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noun

the act or process of transmitting.
the fact of being transmitted.
something that is transmitted.
Machinery.
  1. transference of force between machines or mechanisms, often with changes of torque and speed.
  2. a compact, enclosed unit of gears or the like for this purpose, as in an automobile.
Radio and Television. the broadcasting of electromagnetic waves from one location to another, as from a transmitter to a receiver.
Physics. transmittance.

Origin of transmission

1605–15; < Latin trānsmissiōn- (stem of trānsmissiō) a sending across, equivalent to trānsmiss(us) (past participle of trānsmittere to send across) + -iōn- -ion. See trans-, mission

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Words nearby transmission

transmigration, transmisogyny, transmissible, transmissible encephalopathy, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, transmission, transmission density, transmission line, transmissivity, transmissometer, transmit

Words related to transmission

communication, transportation, delivery, broadcast, gearbox, conveyance, transmittal, transference, program, telecast, show, conduction, simulcast, message, dispatch, conductance, carrying, transposal, radiocast

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British Dictionary definitions for transmission

transmission
/ (trænzˈmɪʃən) /

noun

Derived forms of transmission

Word Origin for transmission

C17: from Latin transmissiō a sending across; see transmit

Medical definitions for transmission

transmission
[ trăns-mĭsh′ən, trănz- ]

n.

The conveyance of disease from one person to another.
The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses or at myoneural junctions.